Lose a tooth. Put it under your pillow.
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Aunt Bea
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A quarter/tooth.
Today the Tooth Fairy has his own currency.
Bitecoin!
Today the Tooth Fairy has his own currency.
Bitecoin!
Paladin1950
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Of course if I did lose a tooth, I had to tell my parents, so they could contact the Tooth Fairy, to stop by and put 25¢ under my pillow. Otherwise, she would never know. Right?
JustDave
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The exchange was less than a dollar and seemed to be very specific, a quarter and some other coins. The Tooth Fairy wrapped them together in a piece of brown paper torn off of a shopping bag. I remember thinking left over paper from a shopping bag seemed kind of crude for a fairy.
Trade
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That's another one that I figured out was a scam at age 7.
7 was a seminal year for me. It was the year I figured out that there was no Santa Claus, no tooth fairy, my dog Blackie that had been hit by a car when I was 3 wasn't still at the Vet's getting fixed up, and those Flash Gordon shows I had been watching on TV weren't about real events.
7 was a seminal year for me. It was the year I figured out that there was no Santa Claus, no tooth fairy, my dog Blackie that had been hit by a car when I was 3 wasn't still at the Vet's getting fixed up, and those Flash Gordon shows I had been watching on TV weren't about real events.
Ronni
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I was born and lived in Australia during my childhood. If Oz followed the Tooth Fairy fantasy, my folks didn’t get the memo
My own kids figured out the Tooth Fairy deal at an early age. Didn’t stop them from making sure I knew that they were still expecting money under their pillow!
My own kids figured out the Tooth Fairy deal at an early age. Didn’t stop them from making sure I knew that they were still expecting money under their pillow!
hollydolly
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We got a penny.....
I can't remember how much I put under my Daughters pillw but it was much more than a penny....
I can't remember how much I put under my Daughters pillw but it was much more than a penny....
PeppermintPatty
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We got a quarter a tooth. My brothers were quick to tell me there was no tooth fairy 
though so it only last a couple of years.
though so it only last a couple of years.
JustDave
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It puts reality in perspective when Gordon's blimp shaped ship drips burning globs of goo out of the main thruster, and it drips straight down, rather being expelled with great force. I don't think I was introduced to Flash Gordon until it was just Saturday morning reruns. So my first reaction was, "My god! This is dopey." Dopey, but still fun.
-Oy-
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- Lancashire
I used to get a thrupenny bit or even a tanner for a tooth under my pillow when I was a nipper.
BJintheUK
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If I remember it was a tanner (6d) per tooth for me. That was a lot of money for a child in the 50s.
Here's the Wickipedia explanation for the 'd' meaning penny.
"Pence were called 'd' in the old British currency system (£sd) because the 'd' stands for denarius, the Latin name for a Roman silver coin that formed the basis for the penny in the pounds, shillings, and pence system that existed before decimalisation in 1971. The system used 'L' (Libra) for pounds, 's' (solidus) for shillings, and 'd' (denarius) for pence, with 12 pence to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound."
Hence there were 240 pennies in the pound. Now of course, since decimalisation in 1971, there are 100 pence to the pound, and they are referred to as 'p'. So you'll still see the '£' sign, but it's now followed by a 'p' for the pence. As in £2.35p, etc.
Here's the Wickipedia explanation for the 'd' meaning penny.
"Pence were called 'd' in the old British currency system (£sd) because the 'd' stands for denarius, the Latin name for a Roman silver coin that formed the basis for the penny in the pounds, shillings, and pence system that existed before decimalisation in 1971. The system used 'L' (Libra) for pounds, 's' (solidus) for shillings, and 'd' (denarius) for pence, with 12 pence to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound."
Hence there were 240 pennies in the pound. Now of course, since decimalisation in 1971, there are 100 pence to the pound, and they are referred to as 'p'. So you'll still see the '£' sign, but it's now followed by a 'p' for the pence. As in £2.35p, etc.
Dr.Colosso
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Tooth fairy never comes to Holland. You get nothing. And if he comes he leaves one big mess.
Llynn
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One US dime per tooth. There was a war on don't-cha know. Rationing and price controls........
WheatenLover
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- Georgia
We got a quarter. I don't recall how I stopped believing in the tooth fairy. Perhaps I cottoned on to that when my mother told me by accident that Santa wasn't real - I was 10. The Easter bunny, I never believed in unless I was a toddler. It was too far out there, not in the realm of plausibility.
JustDave
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What's "out there" about a bunny hiding colored eggs for children to find? Bunnies are soft an fluffy. They aren't evil. So it's logical one of them would hide eggs for kids once a year, hard boiled no less!
WheatenLover
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Well, they have no thumbs, stoves, etc. Plus, remember they bring the candy, too. Baskets full of it. They are too soft, fluffy and little as well. But don't worry, if you believed in the Easter Bunny, I would not have clued you in.What's "out there" about a bunny hiding colored eggs for children to find? Bunnies are soft an fluffy. They aren't evil. So it's logical one of them would hide eggs for kids once a year, hard boiled no less!